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Re: [RC] Pacing - Truman PrevattA lot of it also depends on terrain. Under sandy conditions it is more work (for most horses) to trot than canter. Unless they have a "high hang time trot" which is really not that good for endurance they have to slug through the sand where as in a canter they get up and out of it.Once a horse has the base, then I would select the speed and let the horse select the gait in which to move at that speed. Truman Jody Rogers-Buttram wrote: I remember when we used to think that it was easier on the horse to trot, trot and trot some more. Back before the heart monitors. But with them, the rider can actually see what gait the horse is more efficient at. I let my horses do what they run best at. That may be a trot for some, and a canter for others. I can't even say that it depends on the breed. Rose, part arab, part Paint, is more efficient at the trot, where Cash Pony, is more efficient at the canter...he is also part arab...but other part is TWH. The key here is to pace them at the same gait they are used to doing conditioning. To break it down more, the same gait for some horses isn't the same speed for others. Aries "canters", at most horses' gallop.....at least according to Marie. ;-)) -- "Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true." - Bertrand Russell =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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